Area navigates flood warnings

May 11, 2017

Bancroft and surrounding area residents were on edge as the region saw multiple rainstorms through the beginning of May.

Local woman wins volunteer award

Bancroft citizen Marylin White was recently selected to receive the June Callwood Outstanding Achievement Award for Voluntarism for her work with various North Hastings schools and Relay For Life, but she has been volunteering in some form or another since she was 12 years old, when she would look after local children while their parents were away. “I’ve been good to others and for the most part they have been great to me in return,” says White.

LCBO confirms plans to move

By Tony Pearson Keeley Rodgers, a media relations spokesperson for the Liquor Control Board of Ontario, confirmed to Bancroft This Week that their Bancroft location ...

Ontario investing in area hospitals

The province is investing more than $3 million in Quinte Health Care.

Traffic complaint leads to several charges

Shortly after 10 p.m. on Dec. 27, police received a report of a vehicle driving erratically on Highway 28, heading into the town of Bancroft. ...

Trumbo sheds light on a dark period in Hollywood’s history

The New Year promises to bring some controversial films to the big screen as the North of 7 Film Fest continues the tradition of showing ...

My mom has Alzheimer’s

January is Alzheimer Awareness month and this year’s campaign theme is #StillHere. Although dementia is progressive and ultimately fatal, the symptoms and rate of progression ...

New trees for Bancroft park

To celebrate Arbour Day, representatives from Hydro One’s forestry department planted a pair of small maple trees in Bancroft’s Millennium Park. In addition, they handed out ready-to-plant saplings to visitors, free of charge in order to spread the green for spring.

Council bans flying lanterns

Flying lanterns are no longer allowed in Hastings Highlands.

Lack of snow has sweeping effects

Trails in North Hastings continue to be silent due to unseasonably warm temperatures and a lack of snow. This is having a negative impact on the local economy whose off-season and winter revenue is fueled by this traffic.

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